Examples of Native land in a sentence
The Native Lands Act is an act relating to Native land and registration of title thereto.
Tribal demonstration project(a) In generalThe Director may establish and carry out a program providing for demonstration projects involving open dumps on Indian land or Alaska Native land.
The term ‘‘Alaska Native entity’’ includes native corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] and any Alaska Native vil- lage or municipal entity which owns Alaska Native land.
The term ‘‘postclosure maintenance’’ means any activity undertaken at a closed solid waste management facility on Indian land or on Alaska Native land to maintain the integ- rity of containment features, monitor compli- ance with applicable performance standards, or remedy any situation or occurrence that violates regulations promulgated pursuant to subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42U.S.C. 6941 et seq.).
There are 229 federally recognized tribes in Alaska,5 but unlike other tribes in the United States, Alaska Native tribes do not have a land base (e.g., reservations).6 Instead, Alaska Native land ownership and governance occur through separate entities.Alaska Native Regional Corporations were established when the US Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) in 1971.